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L. E. MILES.

HAY ELEVATOR AND CARRIER.

No. 248,873. Patented Nov. 1,1881.

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HAY ELEVATOR AND CARRIER.

Patented Nov. 1,1881.

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ATTORNEY;

W'IES ES J;

v NITED STATES ATENT rrrcn.

LUoIUs MILES, or JANESVILLE, ASSIGNOB on ONE-HALF TO IsAAo vnLns,

OF FULTON,

WISCONSIN.

HAY ELEVATOR AND CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters retentiv 248,873, dated November 1, 18 8 1 ApplicationfiledSeptember 13,;18 81. (Model) To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, LUCIUS E. MILES, of Janesville, in the county of Rock and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hay Elevators and Carriers; and I do hereby declare the following hay elevators and carriers, the object ofthe same being to provide strong and durable mechanism for holding the car stationary while the hay is being elevated to any desired height, carrying the same any desired distance, automatically returning the car to its original position and lockingit, and automatically releasing the loose pulley, thereby allowing it to descend for another load. h With these ends in view my invention consists in certain ,details in construction andcom: binations ofparts as willbe morefullyepcplained and pointed out in the claims.

In the'accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of my improved elevator and carrier. tion through the track and car. Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section through thejaws of the car. Fig. 4 is an end view. Fig. 5 is a View taken through the pulley in the forward end of the car, and Fig. 6 is a detached view of the tongue.

A represents a ridge-pole of a barn, or a beam adapted especially for the purpose, suspended or supported in any suitable manner and adapted to form a track or runway for the carriage B.- This beam A is provided with pulleys O on the opposite ends thereof around which the draft-rope 1) passes. The car or carriage B is suspended on the under side of the track A in close proximity thereto by the metallic straps E, which latter are adapted to embrace the lower face and two sides of the car or carriage B and hold the parts composing the said carriage firmly in position while the said parts are still further strengthened by the bolts a, which latter are adapted to pass through the straps E and carriage B and prevent the parts from spreadingoutward, while the me- Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectalliclips F and plate 0 prevent the parts from being clamped too near together, which would hold the tongueG andpulle yHfirmly therein stutli 1 et ent them from performingtherespective functions. The upperends of the metallic straps E are bent, as shown in the drawings, to form bearings for the friction-wheelsc.

The car-B is made of two parts secured to-- gether, as above described, with an open space between into which the pulley H and the tongue G'are loosely secured. The pulley H is situated in the front part of the carriage B andjournalod on thebolt a, which latter aids in securing the parts together, as above described.

Thejaws I are pivoted to the plate 0 in the ,upper side of the carriage, and are adapted to engage with and hold the loose pulley J well up under the same. These jaws I work in grooves cut in the side pieces of thecar'riage, and are adapted, when free, to come together and hold the block securely therein until automatically released by the sliding tongue G. .This tongue G moves horizontally in the space between the side pieces of the carriage, and isprovided with two arms, cl, each having an oblong slot, (1, therein through whichthe bolt a,- having the pulley H thereon, passes, the said pulley H resting between the two arms. This bolt to holds the rcarend of the tongue in position while the free end is retained in a horizontal position by the other bolt, a, on which the tongue rests. That portion of the tongue' .Gr immediately in front of the arms (I is narrowed considerably, and is provided with a vertical slot, K, in which the pointed end a of the head M of the loose pulley J rests when the latter is in position, and is prevented there- I by from turning and becoming disengaged from be released, and descend for another load. As soon as the latch f passes the stop Niten gages therewith and holds the carriage in position until the fork has been refilled.

The carriage B is automatically released from the stop by the loose pulleyJ lifting the tongue G, and the power used in elevating the load is transferred to moving the car, which draws it forward until the proper position is reached, when the load is released from the fork by a cord or any suitable arrangement. The loose pulley-block J is provided with the oblong loop adapted to prevent the block from turning upside down while ascending to the carriage. This loop J is adapted to fit on the outside of the block, substantially as shown, and is secured thereto by the bolt 0, which forms the journal for the pulley. At the rear end of the car is attached a rope, P, which passes over the pulley (,3 located on the under side of the track A, near its rear end, and is provided with any suitable weight to draw the car back to its original position after the fork has been released.

Thcdraft-rope D is secured at one end to the carriage, and then passes through the loose pulley J, and from thence over the wheel H, under wheel 0, and over wheel 0, and thence down to where the operator stands. After the fork attached to the swiveled hook g in the lower end of the block has been loaded the loose pulley is drawn up by any suitable power until the upper end of the block enters between the jaws. When the head of this block J strikes the tongue G it raisesit and releases the catch and allows the carriage to travel in the direction of the draft, when the load can be released from the fork in any desired manner by the operator. The power on the draftrope D is now withdrawn and the carriage-is allowed to run back to its original position with the pulley-block secured between the jaws. When the car or carriage reaches the stop N the shoulders fon the tongue G abut against the stop N, which carries the tongue inward until the inclined sides thereof open the jaws, which allows the loose pulley holding the hay-fork to drop over the load to be reloaded.

For the purpose of facilitating the engagement of the loose pulley with the carriage, I have provided two lips, F, adapted to be secured to the opposite sides of the carriage on the opposite sides of the jaws. These lips F are provided with inclined faces, which, together with the inclined faces of the jaws, form a flaringmonth, which most efi'ectually guides the head of the loose pulley between the jaws. After the head of the loose pulley hasengaged the jawsit is prevented from turniron, if desired, but I prefer to construct the sides of wood and the rest of metal, as it makes it less expensive, while at the same time strong enough forall necessary purposes.

My improved construction is susceptible of numerous changes, and hence I would have it understood that I do not limit myself to the exact construction of parts shown and described, but consider myself at liberty to make such changes as come within the spirit and scope of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. Ina combined hay elevator and carrier, the combination, with the beam having pulleys secured therein and a stationary stop secured to its under side, of a car or carriage constructed as described, and provided with two swinging jaws, a longitudinally-sliding tongue provided with an oblong slot and inclined sides, and a catch, a draft-rope, and a pulley block having shoulders adapted to rest on the jaws and a pointed end to rest in the oblong slot in the tongue, substantially as set forth.

2. In a combined hay elevator and carrier, the combination, with a beam having pulleys secured therein and a stop secured thereto, of a carriage constructed as described, having jaws hinged to a plate, the latter being secured between the sides of the carriage, a sliding tongue having inclined sides and an oblong slot, two lips secured to the carriage on opposite sides of the jaws, a draft-rope, and a block having shoulders thereon adapted to rest in the jaws, and a pointed end adapted to fit in the oblong slot in the tongue to prevent the block from turning, substantially as set forth.

3. In a combined hay elevator and carrier, the combination, with the beam having pulleys secured therein and a two-faced stop secured thereto on its under side, of a carriage constructed as described, and provided with hinged jaws, a sliding tongue having two arms provided with oblong slots through which a bolt passes, inclined sides for separating the jaws, and an oblong slot, a draft-rope, a pulley-block having shoulders adapted to rest in the jaws, and a pointed head to rest in the oblong slot, and a rope having a weight secured thereto for drawing back the carriage after the load has been deposited, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination, with the beam and carriage constructed as described, of the sliding tongue, provided with a catch adapted to hold the carriage in position while the load is being elevated, with inclined sides for automatically releasing the pulley-block, and an oblong slot for holding the pulley-block in position in the carriage, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribin g witnesses.

LUCIUS E. MILES.

W'itnesses:

B. F. DUNWIDDIE, M. S. Pnrcrmnn.

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